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2024-04-22 12:10
The reason for China’s incessant hoarding of gold and other important resources in recent years has been an intriguing mystery.
Some, like wall street veteran Francis Hunt, have s… Read More
2024-04-21 05:35
Increased geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic headwinds such as continued supply chain disruptions and semiconductor shortages haven’t been able to stop the rise of Indian tech st… Read More
2024-04-21 03:14
Hong Kong’s largest airline, Cathay Pacific (HKG: 0293) has released its traffic figures for March 2024. The new data shows strong demand for travel to Hong Kong, supported by… Read More
2024-04-15 11:34
Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel has again highlighted the changing landscape of military defense, along with new investment opportunities in defense stocks… Read More
2024-04-15 10:26
By Jingjing Weng, Research Lead – Equities at Eastspring Investments, China
At the point of writing, the China A-share market (CSI 300 Index) is up year to date on the back of bott… Read More
2024-04-15 10:08
Like most parts of the world, Asia has seen a significant spike in real estate prices in the years following the pandemic.
So what has led to the surge?
In this article, Asia Markets… Read More
2024-04-14 10:49
For the first time ever, Iran has directly attacked Israeli territory.
The unprecedented attack by Iran and its allies unfolded Saturday night.
According to the Israeli Government, in… Read More
2024-04-13 05:35
Breakout stocks can be strong buys when their stock price has broken out of a long term trading ranges or levels of resistance to the upside. The strategy of buying breakout stocks can be v… Read More
2024-04-12 12:49
When Chinese Government officials approached a journalist seeking information about Australian bond trader Christopher Joye, the prominent Australian investor knew it was time to stop writi… Read More
2024-03-28 10:44
A prominent numismatics expert has warned an unprecedented, and in-part covert, gold hoarding program being undertaken by the Chinese central bank has seen China seize control of the global… Read More
2024-03-24 09:18
Donald Trump’s Truth Social stock could be worth more than $3 billion when listed on the NASDAQ.
The listing of the social media network’s parent company Trump Media & Te… Read More
2024-03-24 07:42
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the massacre at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow on Friday night.
As Russian media says the death toll is expected reach 143, the question many are ask… Read More
2024-03-24 03:49
Chinese stocks have posted some of the strongest gains in years as sentiment around China’s economy and its fiscal and monetary policy settings shifts positive.
5 straight weeks o… Read More
2024-03-15 12:00
Imagine a time when a developed world Government confiscated the assets of private citizens by force.
Most would scoff at the idea… “pfft, that would never happen”… Read More
2024-02-07 11:28
Despite surging towards all-time-highs in 2021, Chinese stocks have been out of favour for the majority of 2022 and 2023. But could 2024 be the year when the bulls return to China?
Many… Read More
2024-02-07 11:24
The Chinese stock market has been an extraordinary wealth generator over the long term for both domestic Chinese investors, and also international investors. According to Refinitiv data, fo… Read More
2024-01-13 09:30
The price of Bitcoin surged over 130% in the month leading up to the approval of Bitcoin ETFs, trading above $45,000 USD in early January – the first time since April 2022.
Howeve… Read More
2024-01-08 02:05
AI stock trading bots, which can be accessed through subscription services, buy and sell stocks automatically based on an algorithm.
Sounds too good to be true, right?
Well, I&rsquo&helli…Read More
2024-01-02 05:53
While Tesla and many legacy automakers such as Volkswagen and Toyota continue to increase electric vehicle sales, investors keen to gain exposure to EV penetration cannot ignore Chinese EV… Read More
2024-01-02 05:42
Forgot about tensions with the United States and Europe, China might not need those export markets after all as the BRICS+ nations continue to grow (that’s Brazil, Russia, India, Chin… Read More
2023-12-30 07:23
For many stock market investors, long-term consistent gains might seem like folklore.
Yet this sort of basic stock market success would be very attainable if investors just did one thin… Read More
2023-11-24 03:05
The manager of a traditional hedge fund has revealed why he now holds Bitcoin in his personal portfolio.
Andrew MacIntosh, the Managing Partner of Glenorchy Capital, has rarely spoken ab… Read More
2023-11-02 06:14
Mario Ho Yau Kwan initially found it hard to step out of his father’s shadow.
The son of the late Stanley Ho Hung-sun, Macau’s most famous casino tycoon, he was largely known… Read More
2023-11-02 06:14
Capitalist Exploits makes bold promises of 100x returns with “minimal risk”.
For sensible investors, that will ring alarm bells.
How… Read More
2023-11-02 05:41
As hype returns to the cryptocurrency space, the battle lines are being drawn in the latest NFT war.
In this article, I’ll explain why a rather peculiar project could be interestin… Read More
2023-10-18 23:47
Big changes are afoot at Australia’s biggest airline, with Qantas Chairman Richard Goyder announcing he will follow CEO Alan Joyce through the exit door.
But those who think the fl… Read More
2023-10-13 05:23
Podcast review platform Podbam has just released its 2023 list of the top podcasts covering cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.
As the crypto space continues evolving at lightnin… Read More
2023-10-08 07:09
It won’t happen in the coming days, but within weeks a protracted hot war between Israel and Palestine will lead to a significant oil crisis that will have major economic and market r… Read More
2023-10-05 11:51
Global investors are increasingly looking to Asian equities for portfolio diversification, growth and even income. But, while Asia is one word, it’s a myriad of dynamic economies, and… Read More
2023-10-05 11:39
The Chinese stock market has been an extraordinary wealth generator over the long term for both domestic Chinese investors, and also international investors. According to Refinitiv data, fo… Read More
2023-10-05 11:05
While Tesla and many legacy automakers such as Volkswagen and Toyota continue to increase electric vehicle sales, investors keen to gain exposure to EV penetration cannot ignore Chinese EV… Read More
2023-10-02 12:31
Pavel Prigozhin is just 25 years old and wears a fluffy white coat in one of his few public photos. But he’s now the baby-faced warlord in charge of the Wagner Group – one of th… Read More
2023-09-29 01:05
The best stock market podcasts of 2023 have been revealed, with Real Vision, Motley Fool and even Morgan Stanley making the cut.
Carefully selected by Podcast news website Podbam, the li… Read More
2023-09-27 06:10
Let me guess: You’ve come looking for a CryptoHero review because you’re not convinced the trading software is legit?
If so, well done!
Before signing up to any crypto pl… Read More
2023-09-26 12:27
Institutional investors are piling into short positions, predicting the 2023 stock market rally is about to unravel.
For the week beginning Monday, September 18, Goldman Sachs prime bro… Read More
2023-09-26 08:58
UK stocks are cheap. Over the past three decades, only during the 2008 financial crisis, September 11 and COVID, have UK stocks traded at lower valuations.
Even relative to their own hi… Read More
2023-09-23 11:20
Global diesel fuel shortages are rapidly emerging, and most in the western world are yet to recognise the catastrophic potential.
Asia Markets first wrote about the prospect of diesel f… Read More
2023-09-18 11:32
Relative to the world’s largest oil producing nations, Gobon is a small oil producing country. The OPEC member produces around 185,000 barrels a day.
For more than a decade, the c… Read More
2023-09-12 05:27
Are you wondering who the top Chinese influencers are?
This article lists 14 people who have huge social media followings in China and have a significant impact on the country’s cu… Read More
2023-09-08 05:38
The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore has appointed Alper Kutnu as Director of Revenue Strategy where he is responsible for driving key revenue strategies and targets for the hotel across al… Read More
2023-09-07 07:25
In a dramatic turn of events, China Evergrande Group, the beleaguered Chinese property giant, has seen its stock price surge by 128% over the last five days.
The significant uptick come… Read More
2023-09-07 06:59
In what’s being touted as one of the largest cryptocurrency phishing scams to date, a prominent liquidity provider in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector has been defrauded of a s… Read More
2023-09-07 06:08
Singapore | September, 2023
Singapore-based fintech holding Robocash Group has announced a rebranding to UnaFinancial, shifting its focus from alternative lending to building a broa… Read More
2023-09-07 04:35
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (NAM), the core company within the Investment Management Division of Nomura Group, today announced that it has listed the NEXT FUNDS Japan Growth Equity Ac… Read More
2023-09-01 08:10
Embattled Chinese developer China Evergrande has warned investors to “exercise caution” as it revealed the true extent of the crisis facing one of its units.
Hengda Real Esta… Read More
2023-09-01 05:51
As Typhoon Saola prepares to unleash its fury on Hong Kong and China’s southern coast, local economies are grinding to a halt.
Schools, transport services and businesses are being… Read More
2023-08-30 22:02
UPDATED AUGUST 31 | China’s largest property developer, Country Garden, has reported a record half year loss of almost US$7 billion and provided investors an ominous warning about it… Read More
2023-08-29 13:50
China has sparked fury from within India after an official new China map, published by state media, showed the entire Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh in Chinese territory.
The map was… Read More
2023-08-28 11:09
On Sunday, Chinese authorities announced a raft of new measures aimed at boosting China’s ailing stock market. They included:
Halving tax charged on stock trades.
Implementing r… Read More
2023-08-24 13:22
The BRICS union has today announced a major expansion in a move that experts says threatens both American exceptionalism and the dominance of the dollar.
BRICS, the moniker given to to c… Read More
2023-08-24 06:28
In the last two decades, there have been a plethora of companies in the e-commerce space that managed to capture the imagination of investors. While Amazon is the most popular online market… Read More
2023-08-24 06:25
Embedded within China’s economic miracle is the arguably equally astonishing story of Weichai Power – an organization that has risen from conducting maintenance on steam boats i… Read More
2023-08-24 06:21
Dr Macro Metzler was a little-known German credit analyst, until 2021 when he became one of the first financial experts to publicly raise serious doubts about the solvency of Chinese proper… Read More
2023-08-24 06:19
Balaji Srinivasan, a prominent tech entrepreneur and thought leader, has expressed his deep-rooted concerns about China’s burgeoning influence and capabilities on the world stage… Read More
2023-08-24 05:07
Indian-American Entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan says he’s been “shocked” by India’s remarkable economic progress, predicting it will soon become a significant global… Read More
2023-08-23 04:05
1. The Singapore Convention Week (SC Week) 2023 will return on 28 August to 1 September this year. This follows a successful SC Week 2022, which saw over 4,000 participants from more th… Read More
2023-08-21 11:24
Nomura Asset Management, the core company within the Investment Management Division of Nomura Group, has received approval from the Tokyo Stock Exchange to list the NEXT FUNDS Japan Growth… Read More
2023-08-20 05:56
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry has deployed land-based missile systems in response to the growing presence of China in its waters and airspace.
The Ministry says 45 Chinese aircraft and… Read More
2023-08-16 08:00
Analysts of Robocash Group have revealed that the total volume of payments in Southeast Asia will reach $53.9 tn by 2027. Vietnam and Indonesia will account for the largest shares… Read More
2023-08-16 06:59
New research from global SME funder, Bibby Financial Services, reveals that small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore are feeling the pressures of inflation and cashflow strain… Read More
2023-08-16 02:02
Nomura Holdings, Inc. (“Nomura”) and Angeleno Group, LLC (“Angeleno Group”) today announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership focused on clean ener… Read More
2023-08-15 07:12
Soul Parking, Indonesia’s tech-enabled pioneer in innovative parking solutions, today announced a remarkable 100x growth in its top-line revenue over the past three years.
The com… Read More
2023-08-13 07:33
Peter Zeihan is a prominent geopolitical consultant. To learn more about Peter, visit the Zeihan on Geopolitics website.
China has never really recovered from COVID, whereas nearly ever… Read More
2023-08-12 13:07
China’s three trillion dollar trust industry could be on the brink of collapse, with sources telling Asia Markets a catastrophic wave of Chinese trust company bankruptcies is likely i… Read More
2023-08-12 11:44
Utilities and consumer staples are far from exciting sectors, but watching them closely could provide a critical stock market trading signal, according to technical trading legend, Chris Ve… Read More
2023-08-12 02:19
The Cathay Group announces today its intention to purchase up to 32 Airbus A321neo and A320neo aircraft as it continues to invest in expanding and modernising its fleet, and growing flight… Read More
2023-08-11 11:31
Shanghai is the biggest city in China and is a leading financial hub in the world. The latest census data indicates 24.87 million people live in the city, making it the most populous urban… Read More
2023-08-03 05:24
Looking for a Pampa Energia stock price prediction?
In this article, we will look at the future of the Argentinian oil and gas explorer and reveal why expert Hedge Fund Manager Chris Mac… Read More
2023-08-03 04:53
Are you looking for a Seatrium stock price prediction?
In this article, we will look at the future of the Singapore company and reveal why expert Hedge Fund Manager Chris MacIntosh belie… Read More
2023-08-02 01:54
Are you looking for the best dividend stocks to buy in 2023?
Dividend stocks are a popular asset class and a great way to grow your investment portfolio. They’re also one of… Read More
2023-08-01 15:44
Astrid Menks is the second wife of Warren Buffett, one of the world’s wealthiest and most famous investors.
Despite her high-profile relationship, Menks has managed to stay out of… Read More
2023-07-28 05:08
Horst Julius Pudwill is a German engineer turned business mogul who co-founded the successful manufacturing company Techtronic Industries.
Pudwill grew up and worked in Germany before mo… Read More
2023-07-17 12:40
Respected macroeconomic researcher, Ian Harnett, has revealed the industry he believes could tip the western world into the next financial crisis.
Harnett is the founder and chief inves… Read More
2023-07-08 12:01
A regulatory fiasco, which had severe impacts on sentiment surrounding Chinese tech stocks, came to an end this week.
After a three year-long crackdown on internet and fintech platforms… Read More
2023-07-04 11:26
2023 has been somewhat disappointing for Chinese stocks. The COVID recovery rally seen late in 2022 has dissipated with the flat-lining of key Chinese economic data.
Most recently, offi… Read More
2023-06-09 13:48
AI stocks have been soaring – some are calling it a bubble, others say it’s just the start of a multi-year investment super cycle in technology that’s changing the world… Read More
2023-06-05 12:05
China’s has opened the floodgates to imports of critical food supplies, causing some geopolitical experts to speculate the ruling party is preparing for war.
According to commodit… Read More
2023-06-04 05:31
The reopening of China’s economy after extraordinary COVID-19 containment measures which lasted over two years was a much-hyped market event. For a short time, investors – parti… Read More
2023-05-30 11:27
A top-performing fund manager says the stock market winners in the race to AI supremacy are more obvious than many investors think.
Antipodes Partners, which manages around $10 billion… Read More
2023-05-01 10:51
Bitcoin has had quite the start to 2023.
So far, it’s up 70% since January 1, sparking price predictions of up to $10 million per coin.
Take a look:
But before you r… Read More
2023-04-05 22:59
Artificial intelligence technology has grown tremendously in the past decade. AI is used for everything from insurance claims to at-home assistants.
The AI market carries perhaps t… Read More
2023-03-27 11:50
Summary – What are MAGMA stocks?
MAGMA stocks is a term used to describe five of the current largest and least volatile technology companies listed on the NASDAQ – Microsoft… Read More
2023-03-26 20:05
Who is Dheeraj Pandey?
Dheeraj Pandey is an accomplished data scientist, developer, and entrepreneur known for co-founding the software computing company Nutanix Inc in 2009.
Pandey&r&helli…Read More
2023-03-26 06:17
Rumours of a zombie virus in China have persistently been peddled by users on TikTok, YouTube and other social media websites in recent months.
Is there any truth to the claims and shou… Read More
2023-03-25 14:01
Many investors have never faced a geopolitical environment quite like the present. With conflict in Eastern Europe still raging, and tensions between the U.S. and its adversaries intensifyi… Read More
2023-03-24 10:53
Singapore’ prestigious Nanyang Technology University has played an integral part in reviving the Singapore-India Hackathon, following a three-year lay off.
The re-launched event is… Read More
2023-03-24 10:03
Singapore’s general insurance sector has enjoyed a 15% year-on-year increase in gross written premiums, according to the General Insurance Association of Singapore (GIA).
The incre… Read More
2023-03-23 12:21
Singapore-based Private equity real estate Investment firm Q Investment Partners has partnered with Singaporean property development group Soilbuild, to launch a £… Read More
2023-03-23 10:21
Market analysts have mixed Rivian Stock Price predictions and price trends in 2023 and beyond. While some believe the company’s stock price is taking an upward trend, others predict a… Read More
2023-03-23 10:04
Who is Manu Kumar Jain?
Manu Kumar Jain is an Indian entrepreneur and managing director known for transforming the smartphone company Xiaomi to its current heights as India’s top-s… Read More
2023-03-23 09:53
What is David Velez’s family background?
Born in Medellin, Colombia, David Velez grew up amidst the turmoil and danger of warring drug cartels.
Fearing for their safety, Velez… Read More
2023-03-21 10:25
Do you want to know more about Teresa Bailleres? This article will tell you all you need to know about her life and family.
If you follow the life and lives of Mexican business people, y… Read More
2023-03-15 12:40
After benefiting from larger margins on rising interest rates in 2022, ratings agency S&P says Singapore banks are now facing higher funding costs and a lower loan appetite amid rising… Read More
2023-03-15 11:43
Edith Cooper is a highly influential executive who has had significant success in business. She now runs a business called Medley, which is a membership-based community redefining… Read More
2023-03-15 11:28
The Korean Peninsula has been a flashpoint for tensions and conflict for decades.
North Korea’s continued development of nuclear weapons and missile technology has raised concerns… Read More
2023-03-14 09:25
Viral video footage has spread online in the first few weeks of March 2023, showing what many appears to look like millions of earthworms scattered on cars and along streets in Beijing duri… Read More
2023-03-13 09:06
According to Bloomberg data analyzed by Asia Markets, some of the world’s largest asset managers have exposure to Silicon Valley Bank bonds.
The bonds have cratered after the bank… Read More
2023-03-12 02:22
Silicon Valley Bank, a bank previously the 18th largest in the United States, is today the most talked about bank in the world, for all the wrong reasons.
On Friday it was placed into r… Read More
2023-03-11 04:50
Greg Becker, the chief executive officer of Silicon Valley Bank, made a personal profit of $3.37 million in January, after converting SIVB options and selling stock.
The trades were made… Read More
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